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GENERAL
Nickname: Trojans
Colors: Columbia/Black
Coach: Tony Penna Jr
League: Laurel Highlands
Playoff Division: AAA
Playoff Division Rank: #80

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 8
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2013 JV Record: 6-2
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Kareem Gibson 5'10" 165 Senior WR/DB 4.38 [Virginia]
Jeremy Updyke 6'2" 170 Junior QB 4.70
Willie Robinson 6'3" 160 4.50

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experience, Depth At Skill Positions
Team Weaknesses: Inexperience On Lines

RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: -2.3
2013 National Rank: #8497
2013 State Rank: #361
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +6.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.8
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4
2014 Starting Power Rating: 4.7
2014 National Rank: #6527
2014 State Rank: #289
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 15.4
Dynasty National Rank: #3335
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 9.4
Dynasty Record: 77-45 (63-33 in league)

HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 3-8
2013 League Record/Finish: 3-6 (8th)
2013 Points For Average: 20.7
2013 Points Against Average: 33
2013 Differential: -12.3
2013 Wins: #9286 Bishop McCort (Johnstown) (41-31), #9744 Penn Cambria (Cresson) (28-7), #12772 Westmont Hilltop (Johnstown) (47-18)
2013 Losses: #1696 Richland (Johnstown) (48-7), #2106 Clearfield (42-7), #3257 Somerset (28-7), #4166 Tyrone (20-9), #5809 Bedford (48-33), #6182 Bishop Carroll (Ebensburg) (47-35), #6193 Central Cambria (Ebensburg) (35-14), #6318 Forest Hills (Sidman) (39-0)
2013 Opponents W-L: 76-52
Recent League Championships: 2011, 2010 (tied for 1st)
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: 1
Streak List: 8/29/14 Central Cambria (Ebensburg) (28-14)

SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 8/29 Central Cambria (Ebensburg), 9/5 at Bishop Carroll (Ebensburg), 9/12 at Bishop McCort (Johnstown), 9/19 Bedford, 9/26 at Somerset, 10/3 at Richland (Johnstown), 10/10 Westmont Hilltop (Johnstown), 10/17 Forest Hills (Sidman), 10/25 at Bishop Guilfoyle (Altoona), 10/31 Cambria Heights (Patton)
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Bishop Guilfoyle (Altoona) (30.1), Somerset (19.6), Richland (Johnstown) (16.3)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Westmont Hilltop (Johnstown) (-33.5), Cambria Heights (Patton) (-13.8), Bishop Carroll (Ebensburg) (-2.2)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 8.2 (9.8 overall)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 4.5
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: -3.7
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #293
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #6298
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-5
2014 Projected League Finish: 6th
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%